Drivers frustrated at design of outbound lanes

An Internet meme about the Fort Pitt Bridge has gone viral. It shows a picture of the outbound lanes and says, "Left lanes need to exit right, right lanes need to exit left. Here’s 300 feet to make it happen."

The meme hit home with many Pittsburgh-area drivers. Ian Richards, the creator of the meme, said it got 4,000 shares in 24 hours.

"The tunnel's great. I actually find tunnels pretty fascinating -- unless you're in Pittsburgh driving through them. People can't drive, and that's just the way it is," said Richards, of Sewickley.

Other drivers agree.

"It's a disaster, it's absolutely a nightmare. I mean, you have to cross, like they said in the meme, two to three lanes of traffic to get where you're going and concurrently you have people, you know, making mean hand motions to you ," said Courtney Englert. "I would say Pittsburgh has a road rage problem probably from that bridge alone.

Pittsburghers have some suggestions to make getting around that part of the city easier.

"Probably increase the tunnel size or make it so there wasn't a tunnel at all," Englert said.

"Funnel all the money into flying vehicles. Avoid going through things and over things. We just don't do it very well," said Richards. "We need hovercrafts. Immediately!”